Sunday 29 December Various. Ding dong merrily on high; Coventry carol; Angel song; Away in a manger. Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/Christopher Watson. ACIS APL 17427 13 Hymns: Of the Father’s heart begotten; O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 9 Hassler, H. The word was made flesh. 3 Rutter, J. What sweeter music. 5 Trad. The carol of the bells (arr. Leontovich). 2 Choir of Christchurch St Laurence; Peter Jewkes, org; Neil McEwan, cond (4 above) CCSL 05 Various. Awake glad heart; Patapan; I wonder as I wander. Australian Youth O/ Graham Abbott. Tall Poppies TPO 16 8 Carols: Joseph and Mary; I sing of a maiden; Hark the herald angels sing. Choir of St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide; Shirley Gale, org; Leonie Hempton, cond. 9 18:00 SOCIETY SPOT Sydney Society of Recorder Players Prepared by Susan Foulcher Bassano, J. Almande 15 à 6; Fantasia à 5, no 3. Opus 111 OPS 30-239 4 Bach, J.S. Passacaglia in G, BWV582. Aeolus AE-10286 10 Lully, J-B. Chaconne des Africains. Aeolus AE-10276 4 Ahlert, F. I don’t know why I love you like I do. Aeolus AE-10276 3 Prima, L. Sing, sing, sing! Aeolus AE-10276 3 Swerts, P. Excerpts from The six wives of Henry VIII. Passacaille 948 14
Locke, M. Fantazie in F, from Consort of fower parts, suite III. Aeolus AE-10286 5 Ashton, H. Hugh Ashton’s maske. Aeolus AE-10286 3 Anon. Capriccio; Volta du Tambour. Aeolus AE-10286 3 Flanders Recorder Quartet (all above) 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Krystal Li Saint-Saëns, C. Overture: Spartacus (1863). Orchestral Ensemble of Paris; Jean-Jacques Kantorow. EMI 5 55587 2 15 Rubinstein, A. Violin concerto in G, op 46 (1857). Takako Nishizaki, vn; Slovak PO/Michael Halász. Marco Polo 8.220359 37 Tubin, E. Symphony no 2, Legendary (1937). Swedish RSO/Neeme Jarvi. BIS CD-304 32 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Robert Small Smetanin, M. If stars are lit (2010). Michael Duke, sax; David Howie, pf. Cala CACD 77013 9 Brandman, M. Cosmic wheel of the zodiac (2016). Prague Mixed Chamber Choir; Peter Ožana, pf; Jiri Petrdik, cond. Navona records NV 6160 35 Schwantner, J. Chasing light (2008). Nashville SO/Giancarlo Guerrero. Naxos 8.559678 20 Rautavaara, E. Into the heart of light (2012). Gerald Finley, bass-bar; Helsinki PO/John Storgards. Ondine ODE 1274-2 13 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ
Margaret Brandman says of her song cycle Cosmic wheel of the zodiac: “I hope that listeners will tune into the spine-tingling musical effects so that the music resonates with them on a deep level.” These 12 songs cover each assigned characteristic of the signs of the zodiac and at the same time ponder on each soul’s ‘most heartfelt desire for spiritual expression’. The cycle is a setting of lyrics by astrologer Benita Rainer who acts as a guide through the labyrinth of the cosmos, which she compares to the labyrinth of the mind seeking among other things, security and protection, freedom, depth of experience and humanity. Brandman is an accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, and music educator. As well as performing in concert in Australia and abroad, she has played some of her piano compositions and been recorded in the Fine Music studios. Stephen A. Kennedy, reviewing the song cycle in Cinemusical writes: “Most telling are the closer harmonic clusters that lend the music an almost ethereal quality from time to time.” 38
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Monday 30 December 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1775 Prepared by Rex Burgess Mozart, W. Violin concerto no 2 in D, K211 (1775). Takako Nishizaki, vn; Capella Istropolitana/Johannes Wildner. Naxos 8.550414 23 Salieri, A. Sinfonia, Il giorno onomastico (1775). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9877 18 Gretry, A-E-M. Comme un éclair, from La fausse magie. Christiane Karg, sop; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen. Berlin 0300389BC 6 Haydn, J. Divertimento in D for baryton, horns and strings, Hob.X:1 (1775). Members of Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss. BIS CD-1796/98 16 Boccherini, L. String quintet in G, op 20 no 4 (1775). La Magnifica Comunità. Brilliant Classics 94386 18 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Rhys Larkin Telemann, G. Overture in C. Concentus Musicus Vienna/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 8.42589 24 Mozart, W. Clarinet concerto in A, K622 (1791). Jack Brymer, cl; Royal PO/ Thomas Beecham. EMI CDC 7 47864 2 31 Hill, A. Symphony no 3 in B minor, Australia (1951). Queensland SO/Wilfred Lehmann. Marco Polo 8.223537 27 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 CAPRICES Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Rachmaninov, S. Bohemian caprice, op 12 (1892/94). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Exton EXCL-00018 17 Bozza, E. Caprice-improvisation. John Russo, cl; Lydia Walton Ignacio, pf. CRS 9257 7 Dvorák, A. Scherzo capriccioso, op 66 (1883). London SO/István Kertész. Decca 452 946-2 12